Renmark Paringa Council

LGAs around Renmark Paringa Council:
	Unincorporated area
Berri Barmera Council	Renmark Paringa Council	Mildura (Vic)
	District Council of Loxton Waikerie

The Renmark Paringa Council is a local government area located adjacent to the Victorian border, in the Riverland, South Australia. The area is known for its various fruit production, and is heavily dependent on the River Murray as a water source. The council seat is at Renmark.^[4]

History

The earliest inhabitants of the district area were the Naralte aboriginal people, who lived on the food provided by the river and surrounding areas. The word 'Renmark' is thought to be derived from the Naralte word for 'red mud'.^[5]

The first European to explore the district was Captain Charles Sturt who rowed a whale boat down the Murrumbidgee in 1829, searching for Australia's 'inland sea' and reached the junction with the Murray River on 14 January 1830.

The Canadian Chaffey brothers are honoured as founders of Renmark, and were invited to Australia to create an irrigation colony at Mildura. After delays in the Mildura project, an agreement for the establishment of an irrigation colony at Renmark was signed in 1887. Vineyards and fruit blocks slowly emerged throughout the district, sealing the fate of the district as a fruit and wine growing region.

In 1893, the ‘Renmark Irrigation Trust’ was established to provide water to the growers. In the early years, the Trust also played the primary role in the administration and governing of the settlement.^[5]

The 'Town of Renmark' and the 'District Council of Paringa' were established not long after.^[6]

The Renmark Paringa Council came into existence on 1 July 1996 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Paringa and the Town of Renmark.^[7]

Geography

Renmark and Paringa are the largest towns and the centres of the district; it also contains a number of smaller towns and localities, including Chaffey, Cooltong, Crescent, Gurra Gurra, Lyrup, Mundic Creek, Murtho, Old Calperum, Pike River, Renmark South, Renmark West, Wonuarra and Yamba, and parts of Monash and Renmark North.^[8]

Economy

The towns in the district are heavily reliant on irrigated orchards and vineyards, with water supplied by the river. Sheep grazing and dryland farming of various cereal crops are the main land uses east of the river, with farming and horticulture to the west of the river.^[6]

While wine grape production is the most important industry, there are also large nut and citrus plantations in the region, as well as vegetable and stone fruit production.^[9]

Tourism is an important component of the economy, especially during summer school holidays. The district experiences in an influx of tourists during this period, attracted mainly by the River Murray. Houseboats are common along the stretch of river in the district, with other water sports such as water skiing, jet skiing and fishing common. There is a wide range of accommodation in the district.^[9]

Councillors

Ward	Councillor		Notes
Mayor ^[2]		Neil Martinson
Unsubdivided ^[2]		Mark Chown
		Jack Gibb
		Peter Hunter
		Allan Maddocks
		David Sims
		Helen Slade
		Maria Spano
		Frank Turton

The Renmark Paringa Council has a directly-elected mayor.^[10]

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 3 June 2010.
1 2 3 "Councillors". Renmark Paringa Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
↑ "Renmark Paringa Council". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
1 2 Renmark Paringa Council, Strategic Plan, retrieved 2007-05-02
1 2 Planning SA, Development Plan (PDF), retrieved 2007-05-02
↑ "Council". Renmark Paringa Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
1 2 Renmark Paringa Council, Council Profile, retrieved 2007-05-02
↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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Local government areas of South Australia

Metropolitan Adelaide	Adelaide Adelaide Hills Burnside Campbelltown Charles Sturt Gawler Holdfast Bay Marion Mitcham Norwood Payneham & St Peters Onkaparinga Playford Port Adelaide Enfield Prospect Salisbury Tea Tree Gully Unley Walkerville West Torrens

Eyre Peninsula	Ceduna Cleve Elliston Franklin Harbour Kimba Lower Eyre Peninsula Port Augusta Port Lincoln Streaky Bay Tumby Bay Wudinna Whyalla

Central	Barossa Barunga West Clare and Gilbert Valleys Copper Coast Flinders Ranges Goyder Light Mallala Mount Remarkable Northern Areas Orroroo Carrieton Peterborough Port Pirie Wakefield Yorke Peninsula

Southern and Hills	Alexandrina Kangaroo Island Mount Barker Victor Harbor Yankalilla

Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera The Coorong Gerard Karoonda East Murray Loxton Waikerie Mid Murray Murray Bridge Renmark Paringa Southern Mallee

Southeast	Grant Kingston Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale Robe Tatiara Wattle Range

Outback	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Communities Authority Roxby Downs Yalata

Localities of the Renmark Paringa Council

Crescent Chaffey Cooltong Gurra Gurra Lyrup Mundic Creek Murtho Old Calperum Paringa Pike River Renmark Renmark North Renmark South Renmark West Wonuarra Yamba

Coordinates: 34°10′12″S 140°44′56″E / 34.17°S 140.748889°E / -34.17; 140.748889

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